Convertible wheelbarrow/cart

A dual function load transporter convertible between a manually operated wheelbarrow and a vehicle towed cart comprising, in combination:

• (a) a frame comprising first and second parallel, spaced apart side members, each having first and second ends with a transversely extending bar attached to said first and second side members at said first ends thereof, said transversely extending bar including an axle, said frame further including first and second upwardly sloping end segments respectively attached to said first and second side members at said second ends thereof;
• (b) wheel means journaled for rotation on said axle for supporting said frame above the ground;
• (c) a tub secured to said side members of said frame for containing the load to be transported;
• (d) a generally open, rectangular-shaped handle having one end portion thereof bent out of the plane of the rectangle at a predetermined angle, the width of said handle being slightly less than the spacing between said first and second frame side members and pivotally joined to said frame side members proximate said second ends thereof for movement between a first orientation where said handle member is aligned with said first and second side members and a second orientation where said handle member is aligned with said upwardly sloping end segments, said one end portion of said handle member being downwardly directed when said handle member is latched in said first orientation and upwardly and rearwardly extending when latched in said second orientation;
• (e) means for releasably latching said handle member in either of said first and second orientations;
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• (f) a gooseneck shaped hitch pivotally connected between the sides defining said open rectangular handle member and engaging and supporting said end portion of said handle member when said hitch is coupled to a towing vehicle.

A dual function load transporter capable of conversion from a wheelbarrow to a vehicle-towed cart comprising:

• (a) a frame having a pair of spaced apart side rails supported by a transversely extending axle;
• (b) wheels of a predetermined diameter journaled for rotation on said axle;
• (c) a load containing tub attached to said frame;
• (d) a rectangular shaped handle of a predetermined length and width dimension, said width dimension allowing said handle to fit between said spaced apart side rails and pivotally mounted to said side rails for rotation between first and second operating positions;
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• (e) means for releasably securing said pivotally mounted handle in a first disposition in general parallel alignment with said side rails and in a second disposition at a predetermined inclined angle to said side rails, said predetermined length dimension maintaining said side rails horizontal with one end of said handle engaging the ground when said handle is in said second disposition.